A/N: Sorry for the delay! I don't mean to take so long of a break between drabbles, it just kind of… happens! LOL ;) Thanks SO much for the reviews and please keep it up! Here's number seven!
Ever After
Drabble Seven: Mother
"Do… D'ya ever miss her?"
Rapunzel stared. "Wh-what?"
"Gothel. I mean, she was your 'mother', after all.."
"No," Rapunzel instantly replied. There were tears in her eyes and voice. "No, she wasn't."
"Oh." Eugene took a breath and rubbed his sweaty palms dry on his trousers, wishing he would've kept his big mouth shut.
"Yes."
"Huh?"
Rapunzel tucked a strand of short brown hair behind her ear. "Yeah," she repeated. "Sometimes I do. You're right – she was all I had for eighteen years. That has to mean something… doesn't it?"
Eugene didn't answer and that in itself was answer enough.
A/N: Yes, I know that Gothel was a terrible excuse for a human being, but you've got to think that she was the only person in Rapunzel's life for 18 whole years! And even though she totally snapped at the end and was a terrible parent, Rapunzel's going to have to have some issues dealing with her death, not to mention betrayal, right? Or am I looking too deeply into this? Ah, well. I just thought this would be an interesting look at a conversation that might have happened after the incident with the tower, and raises an interesting question. Hopefully y'all agree and liked it! Please review! ;)
~Emachinescat ^..^